School Nurse

Cornwall Council

The closing date is 04 May 2025

Job summary

Are you a School Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop and progress your career. We are really excited to have investment in School Nursing in Cornwall.

We are looking for School Nurses to come and join our 0-19 Locality Teams. We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination. We are aiming for each Secondary School to have a named School Nurse who will work alongside a mix skilled health team to cover surrounding Primary Schools.

Main duties of the job

Working in Cornwall has the added advantage also of having some beautiful rural areas and beaches which provide plenty of leisure opportunities to create a great work life balance. There are exciting opportunities to be part of partnership working groups and multi-disciplinary practice discussions. You will contribute, progress and lead innovative practice, enhancing effective partnership working with education, GPs, Childrens Services, Public Health and other key agencies.

We currently have a full time posts in the Mid Area of Cornwall, including St Austell / Clays area

About us

Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

a competitive salary.

a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Date posted

11 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0021-25-0002

Job locations

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Role:

Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to provide evidence-based family centred public health services to achieve the service vision and meeting the needs of communities, families and children and young people.

If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact:

Jennifer Walmsley (Team Manager)jennifer.walmsley@cornwall.gov.uk

Sarah Hyde (Team Manager)Sarah.hyde@cornwall.gov.uk

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

What youll need to succeed:

You will need to be a qualified School Nurse (SCPHN) with leadership skills, looking for a diverse and exciting School Nursing post. You will be forward thinking, proactive, and committed to improving the health outcomes of children, families and communities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Role:

Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to provide evidence-based family centred public health services to achieve the service vision and meeting the needs of communities, families and children and young people.

If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact:

Jennifer Walmsley (Team Manager)jennifer.walmsley@cornwall.gov.uk

Sarah Hyde (Team Manager)Sarah.hyde@cornwall.gov.uk

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

What youll need to succeed:

You will need to be a qualified School Nurse (SCPHN) with leadership skills, looking for a diverse and exciting School Nursing post. You will be forward thinking, proactive, and committed to improving the health outcomes of children, families and communities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to attached role profile.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to attached role profile.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

CC Recruitment

ccrecruitment@cornwall.gov.uk

01872323800

Date posted

11 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0021-25-0002

Job locations

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Supporting documents

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